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Transcribed by Kay Collins, 2008
Ada's Diary - Harold's Leave

1940   1943  
Harold joined up Sept 16th 9 days Jan 12th - 21st
24 hours Oct 25th - 26th 9 days May 25th - June 3rd Gt Yarmouth
24 hours Dec 11th - 12th 9 days July 12th - 21st Hessle Hull
1941   8 days Oct 5th - 13th Hessle Hull
7 days Dec 27th - Jan 3rd 1944  
24 hours Feb 2nd - 3rd 10 days Jan 10th - 20th Report back Enfield
48 hours March 12th - 14th 12 hours Feb 12th - 13th from Enfield
7 days April 16th - 23rd 36 hours March 8th - 19th Hull
24 hours May 28th - 29th 9 days April 5th - 14th
48 hours July 3rd - 5th 24 hours May 13th - 14th
7 days Aug 5th - 12th 24 hours June 21st - 22nd
48 hours Sept 8th - 10th 1945 From Germany
24 hours Oct 13th - 14th 7 days April 24th - May 2nd
24 hours Oct 21st - 22nd 24 hours May 2nd - 3rd extension
7 days Oct 29th - Nov 5th 12 days Sept 21st - Oct 3rd
48 hours Nov 15th - 17th    
1942   Demobbed - 1946
7 days Jan 26th - Feb 2nd Harold Jan 4th
7 days April 23rd - April 30th Eric Jan 9th
48 hours June 15th - 17th George Oct 21st
48 hours July 6th - 8th    
9 days Aug 17th - 26th    
24hrs Oct 19th - 20th Compassionate - Oscar home    
9 days Nov 10th - 19th    
Harold called up in August, joined up in September Ada's caption - The Perfect Pair.
Harold - Called up August 1940
"The Perfect Pair"
April 24th 1942
Together before Harold joined up Ada captioned this herself.
August 1940
"Ever Yours"
The card sent by Ada's family to Harold at Spalding December 1940
Card sent to Harold in Spalding Xmas 1940

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